Just a short note about the continued 'uncertainty' over Graham Wagg.
He's gone. As I explained a week or so back, I heard from a very good and trustworthy source close to the player the difference between our offer and Glamorgan's and there is a huge difference. No one - not you, not me and certainly not Graham Wagg - would turn down such a deal. Nor could Derbyshire have got remotely close to the figure on their current budget.
As for someone paying part of his salary, where would that leave the rest of the players? Wouldn't Madsen and Smith feel a little peeved, possibly others? Do you keep one player and possibly lose a few?
No, Waggy's gone guys and we have to accept that and move on.
Whether the original IMWT entry was wishful thinking on someone's part, who knows. However, with only Groenewald, Footitt, Jones, Sheikh and Clare plus very fleeting glimpes of Lungley and Hunter, the seam attack is one of many areas that requires strengthening. Personally, I would now sway towards adding to the first five listed with perhaps one incoming player from the circuit and maybe one from abroad (a bowling all rounder would do nicely). Effectively, reducing the current stock by three (with Wagg) and then replacing with at least one and probably two.
ReplyDeleteWith seven out in all and, perhaps, five in, we should have a little bit of financial flexibility I would have thought.
I cannot see the merit of running a 20 man squad, particularly in the current economic climate, and would favour 18 man 1st team, so long as we do not carry players that have consistently remained peripheral bit part performers.
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Rumour going round that someone with a bit of money is coming to join the board. Hopefully this is true as it might help the Wagg situation.
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